With the fierce competition in the domestic logistics market, the transformation of the logistics and transportation industry to intensive operations, and the ever-rising vehicle operating costs, how to increase transportation efficiency and reduce logistics costs have become increasingly low-end as a tool for making money—trucks. The transition from economy to mid-to-high-end market will not only meet the requirements of energy conservation and environmental protection, but also reduce the use efficiency of increased vehicle costs. Therefore, high-end heavy trucks are often more cost-effective in terms of overall cost of use, lower cost, energy saving, and environmental protection.
Now that every truck company in China has several products that are positioned on high-end heavy trucks, what kind of heavy truck products can be called "high-end heavy trucks"? What are their technical characteristics?
Different Interpretations of "High-end Heavy Trucks"
As we all know, domestic heavy truck products are divided into three types, one is domestically developed heavy trucks, one is a joint venture product, and finally is a purely imported model. Similarly, the high-end heavy truck market is currently divided into these three categories.
One is an independent high-end heavy truck represented by FAW Group, such as “Liberation J6â€, which takes a completely independent R&D route, whether it is an engine, a transmission, a drive axle, or a cab. This car has reached the international advanced level, and the market sales are also very good.
The first independent high-end heavy truck brand that entered the Hong Kong market in the Mainland recently was a high-end heavy truck jointly developed by Hualing Xingma and international top R&D institutions. The product technology is based on the European heavy truck platform and meets the technical standards of developed countries in Europe and America, especially In the safety, comfort, control, chassis systems, electrical systems, etc. have achieved a technology upgrade, is the representative brand of independent high-end heavy trucks.
Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd., which aims at "China's first, the world's top three", also produces high-end heavy truck "Dongfeng Tianlong" series products with international competitiveness. Dongfeng Tianlong has its own unique advantages in fuel conservation and environmental protection.
The Auman GTL is China's first European standard heavy truck built by Foton Daimler, which is in line with European standards. From the R&D system, supply system, manufacturing system, quality assurance system to service system, the entire value chain is used as a platform. Create a heavy truck that fully complies with European standards.
As a new product of Sinotruk, the SITRAK series is different from other heavy-duty trucks. From April 2013, China National Heavy-duty Truck SITRAK started mass-marketing for only 7 months. From the perspective of more than half a year's marketing, SITRAK heavy truck sales accounted for only 300 units, but it accounted for sales of domestic high-end heavy truck market. One in a minute.
However, the joint truck is also a self-proclaimed high-end heavy truck. It also uses a new platform that is independently developed and synchronized with the world's mainstream heavy trucks. It is a new generation of smart, high-efficiency heavy trucks. The joint truck debuted itself as a “high-end brandâ€. The U460 flagship model is also very "high-end" pricing - 688,000 yuan, and foreign brands have a fight on the price. However, sales have not been satisfactory.
The second is that auto manufacturers choose to cooperate with foreign companies to bring their products into the market, such as the Guangzhou Automobile Hino 700 series heavy truck, its localization rate reached 80%, but the engine has insisted on using the Hino engine, transmission can also be installed optional Erfo. These products are also favored by the market due to their balance between high-end and economy. Their development prospects are also worth looking forward to.
The third is the giants of heavy truck companies abroad. It has been the high-end heavy truck market in China that is dominated by international commercial vehicle giants such as Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Scania, and Man. Among them, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo occupy approximately 80% of the market share in the imported high-end heavy truck market, while the rest of the market is depleted by Man, Scania, and the Japanese and Korean brands that entered the market first. However, even though their sales have been around 1,000 vehicles, this figure is less than the tenth of domestic heavy truck sales. The high price has become one of the main reasons for limiting their sales in China.
Technology and quality are the determining factors
With regard to the above three types of high-end heavy trucks, what exactly do experts or industry professionals think? For this reason, China Commercial Vehicles interviewed experts and business practitioners to see what kind of understanding they have for high-end heavy trucks.
In an interview, Guangzhin Hino’s Technical Minister Wu Zhanhui mentioned that high-end heavy trucks need to have high quality and high technology. He believes that for the product, the technical level and product quality are the most basic; secondly, the realization process of the product, the production organization, the quality control during the production process, and the adaptability of the product into the market will also become a matter of whether the quality of the product will pass. the elements of. He said that many domestic heavy truck companies currently have high-end heavy trucks, but there is still a certain gap between the domestic technology level and the most advanced foreign technologies. This has an inevitable relationship between the development of the entire heavy truck industry and the industrial base of China. The implementation of a product's standardization requires a certain foundation. Even if many heavy truck companies target their products to "high-end heavy trucks," their product standards cannot be achieved. This may be futile.
Wu Chin-Hui finally believes that at present, China's high-end heavy truck market is still dominated by imported cars, followed by joint venture products.
Academician Guo Konghui of the Chinese Academy of Engineering said in an interview with a reporter from the China Commercial Vehicles Network that at present, there is no scientific definition of high-end heavy trucks. Only high-quality heavy trucks can be said to have better quality, better performance, and higher prices. The high-end heavy truck. FAW's J6, Valin's Kama, and Dongfeng Tianlong can all be regarded as high-end heavy trucks with independent R&D, advanced technology, high comfort and high reliability.
Guo Jiashi believes that the gap between the technologies of domestic heavy truck companies and foreign countries is gradually becoming smaller, and basic performances such as economy, energy conservation, environmental protection, reliability, comfort, and handling are getting better and better, and energy saving and light weight are constantly increasing. Progress, there is also a good performance in terms of safety.
Reporter's notes: At present, many heavy-duty truck companies, in order to improve their product systems and participate in market competition, put some high-priced and high-cost products as “high-end heavy trucksâ€, which is obviously not accurate enough. With the development of the domestic commercial vehicle industry and the transformation of the logistics industry, it is an inevitable trend for the heavy truck industry to become high-end. According to the opinions of experts and business professionals, only heavy-duty trucks with high horsepower, high efficiency, excellent technology, high quality, and better service can be called high-end heavy trucks.
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